Planning application
Banks Methodist Church Chapel Lane Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8EY
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed conversion of a former bank methodist church Class F1 into day nursery and after school club Class E
As published by the council, reference 2026/0565/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0565/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 1 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 3 Aug 2026
- Ward
- North Meols & Hesketh Bank Ward
- Parish
- North Meols
- Decision by
- Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
- Postcode
- PR9 8EY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jul 2026
Received by West Lancashire
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3 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
West Lancashire took a median of 70 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Architectural Design Associates Agent, an architecture practice registered in London
Dissolved · incorporated 2021 · London
18 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 92% granted
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
- Highways response
- Consultation/neighbours notified
- Site notice
- Planning statement
- Updated location plan
- Application form - without personal data
- Proposed ground floor
- Block plan of the site
- Existing elevations
- Existing elevations 2
- Proposed elevations
- Proposed elevations 2
- Proposed first floor
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with West Lancashire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Lancashire decided full applications in a median of 80 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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